The full privacy policy doesn’t contradict the summary of how they share data with other organisations.

if the primary aim of change is to save money, then it’s the logical conclusion of that argument

No, that’s the absurd extension. Their argument is not “money must be saved at all costs”. That should be obvious.

But we’re not locked into a broadcaster’s schedule! We have recording devices that now perfectly display any broadcast programme at a later time of our choosing.

If you have one. And remember to set it. And don’t want to record more things than the number of tuners you have. Etc. you can’t say that this experience is remotely similar to the freedom offered by streaming.